English-Thai Dictionary
literary
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ ประพันธ์ kiao-kab-kan-pra-pan
literary
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ วรรณ คดี เกี่ยวกับ วรรณ กรรม kiao-kab-wan-na-ka-de
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LITERARY
a.[L. literarius.] 1. Pertaining to letters or literature; respecting learning or learned men; as a literary history; literary conversation.
2. Derived from erudition; as literary fame.
3. Furnished with erudition; versed in letters; as a literary man.
4. Consisting in letters, or written or printed compositions; as literary property.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LITERARY
Lit "er *a *ry, a. Etym: [L. litterarius, literarius,fr. littera,litera, a letter: cf. F. littéraire. See Letter. ]
1. Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation. He has long outlived his century, the term commonly fixed as the test of literary merit. Johnson.
2. Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with literature as a profession; connected with literature or with men of letters; as, a literary man. In the literary as well as fashionable world. Mason. Literary property. (a ) Property which consists in written or printed compositions. (b ) The exclusive right of publication as recognized and limited by law.
New American Oxford Dictionary
literary
lit er ar y |ˈlitəˌrerē ˈlɪdəˌrɛri | ▶adjective 1 [ attrib. ] concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, esp. of the kind valued for quality of form: the great literary works of the nineteenth century. • concerned with literature as a profession: it was signed by such literary figures as Maya Angelou. 2 (of language ) associated with literary works or other formal writing; having a marked style intended to create a particular emotional effect. DERIVATIVES lit er ar i ly |ˌlitəˈre (ə )rəlē |adverb, lit er ar i ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to the letters of the alphabet ’): from Latin litterarius, from littera (see letter ).
literary agent
lit er ar y a gent |ˈlɪdəˌrɛri ˈeɪʤənt | ▶noun a professional agent who acts on behalf of an author in dealing with publishers and others involved in promoting the author's work.
literary criticism
lit er ar y crit i cism ▶noun the art or practice of judging and commenting on the qualities and character of literary works. Modern critics tend to pass over the concerns of earlier centuries, such as formal categories or the place of moral or aesthetic value; some analyze texts as self-contained entities, in isolation from external factors, while others discuss them in terms of spheres such as biography, history, Marxism, or feminism. Since the 1950s, the concepts of meaning and authorship have been explored or questioned by structuralism, poststructuralism, postmodernism, and deconstruction. DERIVATIVES lit er ar y crit ic noun
literary executor
lit er ar y ex ec u tor ▶noun a person entrusted with a dead writer's papers and copyrighted and unpublished works.
literary history
lit ¦er |ary his |tory ▶noun [ mass noun ] the history of the treatment of, and references to, a particular subject in literature: lesbian literary history. DERIVATIVES literary historian noun
Oxford Dictionary
literary
lit ¦er |ary |ˈlɪt (ə )(rə )ri | ▶adjective 1 [ attrib. ] concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form: the great literary works of the nineteenth century. • concerned with literature as a profession: the newspaper's literary editor. 2 (of language ) associated with literary works or other formal writing; having a marked style intended to create a particular emotional effect. DERIVATIVES literarily adverb, literariness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to the letters of the alphabet ’): from Latin litterarius, from littera (see letter ).
literary agent
lit ¦er |ary agent ▶noun a professional agent who acts on behalf of an author in dealing with publishers and others involved in promoting the author's work.
literary criticism
lit ¦er |ary criti |cism ▶noun [ mass noun ] the art or practice of judging and commenting on the qualities and character of literary works. DERIVATIVES literary critic noun
literary executor
lit ¦er |ary exe |cu ¦tor ▶noun a person entrusted with a dead writer's papers and copyrighted and unpublished works.
literary history
lit ¦er |ary his |tory ▶noun [ mass noun ] the history of the treatment of, and references to, a particular subject in literature: lesbian literary history. DERIVATIVES literary historian noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
literary
literary adjective 1 literary works: written, poetic, artistic, dramatic. 2 her literary friends: scholarly, learned, intellectual, cultured, erudite, bookish, highbrow, bluestocking, lettered, academic, cultivated; well-read, widely read, educated, well-educated. 3 literary language: formal, written, poetic, dramatic; elaborate, ornate, flowery; inkhorn.
Oxford Thesaurus
literary
literary adjective 1 an established canon of literary works: written; poetic, artistic, dramatic; published, printed, in print. 2 her literary friends | a literary magazine: scholarly, learned, intellectual, cultured, erudite, bookish, highbrow, studious, cerebral, lettered, academic, cultivated, civilized; well read, widely read, knowledgeable, educated, well educated; informal brainy. ANTONYMS ill-educated; popular. 3 literary language: formal, written; poetic, dramatic, dignified, solemn; elaborate, ornate, flowery, purple. ANTONYMS informal, colloquial, vernacular.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
literary
lit er ar y /lɪ́tərèri |lɪ́t (ə )r (ə )ri /〖語源は 「読み書きに関する 」; 〗→literature 形容詞 1 比較なし 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗文学の , 文芸の , 文筆の , 著作に関する ▸ literary works [fiction ]文学作品 [小説 ]▸ a literary agent 著作権代理人 ▸ a literary executor (故人の遺言による )遺著の管理者 2 more ～; most ～文語の , 文語的な (↔colloquial )▸ a literary style [form ]文語体 [形式 ]3 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗文学に通じている 〈人 〉; 文学を研究 [愛好 ]している 〈人 〉▸ a literary man 文学者, 著作家 ▸ a literary critic 文芸批評家 ～̀ cr í ticism 文芸批評 .～̀ pr ó perty 著作権 .l í t er à r i ly 副詞 文学的には .l í t er à r i ness 名詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary